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If you didn’t know a month ago, you certainly know what Boko Haram is now. Besides abducting more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, the Islamic militant group has led an unrelenting wave of destruction in the country’s remote northeast — and now, even Al Qaeda is speaking out against the group. If you’re able to appall Al Qaeda with your actions…
After Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video Monday revealing his plans to sell the abducted girls, people took to social media to voice their outrage, including jihadists associated with Al Qaeda. According to The New York Times, one user posted on an Al Qaeda-affiliated web forum, “Such news is spread to taint the image of the Mujahedeen.” And when news of the abduction broke, another wrote in shock, “There is news that they attacked a girls’ school!”
It started out as an affiliation of convenience, shared Islamic principles, and shared foes, but Al Qaeda’s ties with Boko Haram seems to be loosening. The African militant group’s brutal and casual style of mass murdering civilians goes against Al Qaeda’s current strategy of avoiding such excess violence in hopes of gaining more supporters. It’s possible that Al Qaeda could cut ties with Boko Haram the same way they disassociated themselves with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in February over similar differences.
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Source: #Bustle
After Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video Monday revealing his plans to sell the abducted girls, people took to social media to voice their outrage, including jihadists associated with Al Qaeda. According to The New York Times, one user posted on an Al Qaeda-affiliated web forum, “Such news is spread to taint the image of the Mujahedeen.” And when news of the abduction broke, another wrote in shock, “There is news that they attacked a girls’ school!”
It started out as an affiliation of convenience, shared Islamic principles, and shared foes, but Al Qaeda’s ties with Boko Haram seems to be loosening. The African militant group’s brutal and casual style of mass murdering civilians goes against Al Qaeda’s current strategy of avoiding such excess violence in hopes of gaining more supporters. It’s possible that Al Qaeda could cut ties with Boko Haram the same way they disassociated themselves with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in February over similar differences.
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Source: #Bustle
